This article presents you a full list of holiday dates of schools for each state and territory for the year 2018. This list is for those schools which are run by the Government. For this reason, if your children study in a private school, their holiday list may not match with this list.
Please note that the holiday list may not remain same every year.
Australian Capital Territory
Term 1:
5th February (new students), 6th February (continuing students) – 13 the April. Teachers begin February 2
Autumn Holidays: April 16- April 27 (includes Anzac Day Public Holiday)
Term 2:
April 30 – July 6
Winter Holidays: July 9 – July 20
Term 3:
July 23 – September 28
Spring Holidays: October 1 – October 12
Term 4:
October 15 – December 21
Summer Holidays: December 24 – February 4, 2019 (new students), February 5 (continuing students)
Teacher Commence: February 1, 2019.
New South Wales
Term 1:
January 29 – April 13 (eastern division), February 5 – April 13 (Western Division)
Autumn Holidays: April 16 – April 27 (include Anzac Day Public Holiday)
Term 2:
April 30 – July 6
Winter Holidays: July 9 – July 20
Term 3:
July 23 – September 28
Spring Holidays: October 1 – October 12
Term 4:
October 15 – December 21
Summer Holidays: December 24 – January 29, 2019 (Eastern Division) February 5, 2019 (Western Division). School development day occurs at the beginning of every term and last two days of the School year here.
Northern Territory
Term 1:
29 January – 13 April (urban schools), 30 January – 13 April (remote Schools).
Autumn Holidays: 16 – 20 April
Term 2:
April 23 – June 29
Winter Holidays: July 2- July 20
Term 3:
24th July – 28th September
Spring Holidays: 1 October 12 October
Term 4:
October 15 – December 13 (urban school), 15 October – 14 December (remote school)
Summer Holidays: December 14 – January 28, 2019 (urban school), December 17 – January 29, 2019
Queensland
Term 1:
January 22 – March 29
Autumn Holidays – March 30 – April 16
Term 2:
April 17 – June 29
Winter Holidays: July 2- July 13
Term 3:
July 16- September 21
Spring Holiday: September 24- October 5
Term 4:
October 8 – December 14
Summer Holiday: December 17- January 28, 2019
South Australia
Term 1:
January 29 – April 13
Autumn Holidays – April 16- April 27
Term 2:
April 30 – July 6
Winter Holidays: July 9- July 20
Term 3:
July 23- September 28
Spring Holiday: October 1- October 12
Term 4:
October 15 – December 14
Summer Holidays: December 17- January 28, 2019
Tasmania
Term 1:
February 7 – April 12
Autumn Holidays – April 13 – April 27
Term 2:
April 30 – July 6
Winter Holidays: July 9- July 20
Term 3:
July 23 – September 28
Spring Holiday: October 1- October 13
Term 4:
October 15 – December 20
Summer Holiday: December 21- February 5, 2019
Victoria
Term 1:
January 30 – March 29
Autumn Holidays – March 30 – April 13
Term 2:
April 16 – June 29
Winter Holidays: July 2- July 13
Term 3:
July 16- September 21
Spring Holiday: September 24- October 5
Term 4:
October 8 – December 21
Summer Holiday: December 24- January 30, 2019 (teachers start Jan 29)
Western Australia
Term 1:
January 31 – April 13
Autumn Holidays – April 16 – April 27
Term 2:
April 30 – June 29
Winter Holidays: July 2- July 13
Term 3:
July 16- September 21
Spring Holiday: September 24- October 5
Term 4:
October 8 – December 13
Summer Holidays: December 14- February 1, 2019
